Bath-tub carrier.



1. WILSON.

BATH TUB CARRIER. APPLICATION man NOV. 14. 1914.

Patented MarJ28, 1916.

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Specification of LettersPa-tent;

Patented Mar. 28', 1916.

Application filerLNovember 14, 1914. Serial-K6 1872304.-

1 '0 all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that 1, JAMES WILSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bath-Tub Carriers, of which the following is a speclfication.

One object of this invention is to facilitate the handling of bath tubs, especially of the enameled type, so as to overcome the inconvenience encountered in carrying the tub to its place of installation, especially where it necessitates the carrying of the tub upstairs or through narrow passages.

A further object of the invention is the provision'of a simple, strong, and durable carrying device, which may be expeditiously connected to and disconnected from the tub.

The invention further contemplates the provision of carrying means whereby the carrying operation may be readily performed by two persons.

Other objects of the invention will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is the specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is an end View of the bath tub, showing the tub tilted sidewise and the carrying device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tub in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carrying device showing one of the spacing knobs removed there:- from. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the fingers.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a bath tub of ordinary construction including the sides 2, 2, opposite ends 3, 3, rolled upper edge 4, and bottom 5, the latter having formed thereon at each end a pair of leg receiving sockets, each socket including a pair of spaced lugs 6 and 7 the opposing faces of which extend in converging relation toward the lugs forming the opposite socket and are adapted to receive therebetween the angularly extending tapering tongue 8 of the leg 9, the said leg being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The carrying or lifting device for the tub comprises an elongated handle member 10 which extends along one side of the tub the entire length thereof and is provided with. a pair of laterally extending tapering lingers 11, 11 which are adapted to fit in the-lowermost; sockets when-the tub is tilts:

ed in the position shown in Fig. 1, and are integrally formed with sleeves 12, 12, which slidably embrace the member 10 so that the fingers may be adjusted toward or away from each other in order to permit the fingers to be inserted in sockets on tubs of different lengths. their adjusted positions by means of set screws 13,13 which pass through the sleeves at points diametrically opposite the fingers and are adjusted against the adjacent side of the member 10.

The fingers are held in In applying the carrying member to the tub, the latteris turned side-wise in the po- I sition shown in Fig. 1 and then rocked on the rolled edge until the lowermost edge of the bottom is raised sufficiently to permit the fingers to be inserted in the lowermost sockets. The tub is then rocked in the opposite direction bringing the carrying member in engagement with the fioor or other support for the tub. It will be noted that the opposite ends of the member 10 have removably associated therewith a pair of spacing knobs 14, 1 1, which, as shown in Fig. 1, are adapted to engage the floor and.

hold the member 10 in spaced relation thereto so as to permit the member 10 to be gripped by the hand. i 7

From the structure above described,it will be manifest that the tub can be readily carried by two persons each gripping the member 10 with one hand, while the rolled rim serves as a grip for the other hand, thereby permitting the tub to be readily lifted from the floor or other support and conveniently carried to the place of installation.

Various changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A bath tub carrier including a handle, fingers adjustabl mounted on the handle and adapted to t in the leg receiving sockets on the tub, and means for holding the fingers in adjusted position.

2. A bath tub carrier including a handle, fingers adjustably mounted on the bandle and adapted to fit in the leg receiving sockets on the tub; and Ineans carried by ed to fit in the leg receiving sockets on the the fingers and engaging the handle for tub, and knobsremovably associated with holding the fingers in adjusted position. the opposite ends of the handle.

3. A bath tub carrier including a handle, In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 5 tapering fingers adjustably mounted on the ture in presence of two Witnesses.

handle and adapted to fit in the le receiving sockets on the bath tub, and m eans for JAMES WILSON holding the fingers in adjusted position.

4. A bath tub carrier including a handle, 10 fingers mounted upon the handle and adapt- WVitne-sses:

GEORGE E. CLosE, DOROTHY J. TILLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7

Washington, D. G. 

